NSS - National Services Scotland: Clinical Directorate
The Clinical Directorate provide trusted leadership, assurance and expertise in clinical and care matters, working with teams across NSS and the health and care system in Scotland.
This includes primary, secondary and community care, public health, the social care sector, local authorities, the third sector, professional bodies, academia, industry and colleagues in Scottish Government. Focus areas include:
COVID-19 response, recovery and redesign
National oversight of population screening programmes
National change programmes, including establishing and managing the Scottish Cancer Network over its first two years of operation.
In addition to areas of strategic focus by NSS, the Clinical Directorate also focuses on:
Innovation
NSS Medicines Programme (in particular the Digital Prescribing and Dispensing Pathways programme
Primary and Community care
The Clinical Directorate leads on and has overall responsibility for:
Clinical Governance and Quality Improvement
Research, Development and Innovation
Healthcare Associated Infection (Read the healthcare associated infections annual report)
Caldicott Guardian (safeguarding patient confidentiality while enabling appropriate sharing of patient information to the highest standards)
Whistleblowing and raising concerns about wrongdoings or dangers in the workplace (read more about whistleblowing)
